FLIR MSX MR277 User manual

USER MANUAL
Moisture Meter,
MSX® IR Camera,
Hygrometer
Model MR277
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USER MANUAL
Moisture Meter, MSX® IR
Camera, Hygrometer
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Table of contents
1 Advisories ..........................................................................1
1.1 Copyright..................................................................1
1.2 Quality Assurance ...................................................... 1
1.3 Documentation ..........................................................1
1.4 Disposal of Electronic Waste.........................................1
2 Introduction........................................................................2
3 Safety ................................................................................4
3.1 Safety Warnings and Cautions.......................................4
4 Descriptions .......................................................................5
4.1 Product Description.....................................................5
4.2 Control Button Descriptions ..........................................6
4.3 Display Description ..................................................... 6
4.4 Sensor Extension Accessory (MR-EXT) .......................... 7
5 User Interface Menus...........................................................8
5.1 Menu Structure Overview ............................................. 8
5.2 Main Menu Icons ........................................................8
5.3 Temperature Scale Menu ............................................. 9
5.4 Image Mode Menu.................................................... 10
5.5 Measurement Menu .................................................. 13
5.6 Moisture Modes Menu ............................................... 15
5.7 Color Menu ............................................................. 18
5.8 Settings Menu.......................................................... 19
6 Powering the MR277 .......................................................... 27
7 Moisture Measurement Operation ....................................... 28
7.1 Moisture Measurements Basics ................................... 28
7.2 Moisture Display Options............................................ 29
7.3 IGM™ Moisture and IGM™ Custom Modes.................... 32
7.4 Moisture Measurement Modes .................................... 33
7.5 Pinless Moisture Measurements .................................. 36
7.6 Pin Probe Measurements ........................................... 36
7.7 MR12 Ball Moisture Probe (Optional) ............................ 37
7.8 Set Reference Mode ................................................. 37
7.9 High Moisture Alarm.................................................. 38
8 Thermal and Visible Camera Operation ................................ 40
8.1 Thermal Camera ...................................................... 40
8.2 Automatic/Lock Temperature Scaling ............................ 42
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8.3 Digital (Visible) Camera ............................................. 43
8.4 High/Low IR Temperature Alarms ................................. 44
9 Ambient Temperature and Humidity Measurements .............. 45
9.1 Temperature & RH Measurements and Dew Point,
Vapor Pressure, and Mixing Ratio Calculations ............... 45
9.2 Progressive Environmental Stability Indicator for RH
%.......................................................................... 46
10 Capturing and Working with Screen Captures....................... 47
10.1 Capturing Images ..................................................... 47
10.2 Viewing Images on the MR277 .................................... 47
10.3 Deleting images ....................................................... 47
10.4 Transferring Images via PC Interface............................. 47
10.5 Transmitting Images and Data via Bluetooth®................. 48
11 Bluetooth® Communication and FLIR Tools™ Mobile
App ................................................................................. 49
11.1 FCC Compliance ...................................................... 49
12 Field Firmware Updates ..................................................... 51
12.1 System Firmware Update ........................................... 51
13 Maintenance..................................................................... 52
13.1 Cleaning................................................................. 52
13.2 Battery Service ........................................................ 52
13.3 Disposal of Electronic Waste....................................... 52
13.4 MR277 Crash Recovery ............................................. 52
14 Specifications................................................................... 53
14.1 General Specifications............................................... 53
14.2 Imaging Specifications............................................... 53
14.3 Moisture Meter Specifications ..................................... 54
14.4 Visible Spectrum Camera Specifications........................ 54
14.5 Safety Specifications ................................................. 55
14.6 MR13 Sensor Measurement and Calculation
Specifications .......................................................... 55
15 Appendices ...................................................................... 56
15.1 Material Groups ....................................................... 56
15.1.1 Common names of timbers .............................. 56
15.1.2 Botanical names of timbers .............................. 59
15.2 %WME Table (% Wood Moisture Equivalent) .................. 63
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16 Limited 10–Year Warranty ................................................... 64
17 Customer Support............................................................. 65
17.1 Corporate Headquarters ............................................ 65
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Advisories
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1.1 Copyright
©2020 FLIR Systems, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.
No parts of the software including source code may be reproduced, transmit-
ted, transcribed or translated into any language or computer language in any
form or by any means, electronic, magnetic, optical, manual or otherwise,
without the prior written permission of FLIR Systems.
The documentation must not, in whole or part, be copied, photocopied, repro-
duced, translated or transmitted to any electronic medium or machine-read-
able form without prior consent, in writing, from FLIR Systems. Names and
marks appearing on the products herein are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of FLIR Systems and/or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks,
trade names or company names referenced herein are used for identification
only and are the property of their respective owners.
1.2 Quality Assurance
The Quality Management System under which these products are developed
and manufactured has been certified in accordance with the ISO 9001 stand-
ard. FLIR Systems is committed to a policy of continuous development; there-
fore, we reserve the right to make changes and improvements on any of the
products without prior notice.
1.3 Documentation
To access the latest manuals and notifications, go to the Download tab at:
https://support.flir.com. It only takes a few minutes to register online. In the
download area you will also find the latest releases of manuals for our other
products, as well as manuals for our historical and obsolete products.
1.4 Disposal of Electronic Waste
As with most electronic products, this equipment must be disposed
of in an environmentally friendly way, and in accordance with existing
regulations for electronic waste. Please contact your FLIR Systems
representative for more details.
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Introduction
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Thank you for selecting the FLIR MR277. The MR277 integrates high quality
thermal imaging and digital camera technology with best-in-class moisture
detection and measurement. The MR277 includes an integrated noninvasive
pinless moisture sensor, an external pin moisture probe (MR02), a replace-
able temperature and relative humidity ambient sensor (MR13), and a sensor
extender (MR-EXT). The MR277 also provides dew point, vapor pressure,
and mixing ratio calculations.
The MR277 features Infrared Guided Measurement (IGM™) technology that
allows you to quickly scan and target problem areas. The MSX® feature (Mul-
ti-Spectral Dynamic Imaging) superimposes the digital camera image on the
thermal image providing valuable image detail.
The MR277 stores camera images (with measurement data) for later transfer
to a PC (via USB). Images can also be transmitted to mobile devices using
the Bluetooth® utility running the FLIR Tools™ App.
Visit https://www.support.flir.com to find additional accessories and to register
the MR277 which extends the standard one-year warranty to the 2-10 Year
Warranty.
Features
• FLIR Lepton® microbolometer Focal Plane Array (FPA) with integrated
shutter delivers best-in-class thermal imaging
• Quickly scan for moisture using the integrated noninvasive pinless mois-
ture sensor
• External pin probe (included) for resistive moisture content measurements
• Ambient air temperature and relative humidity readings from field replace-
able sensor
• Sensor extender accessory (MR-EXT) protects sensor from overheating
• IGM™ Moisture mode shows both the thermal image and moisture read-
ings on one screen
• IGM™ Custom mode allows user to select which moisture and psychro-
metric readings to display
• MSX® feature superimposes the digital camera image on the thermal
image
• Psychrometric mode displays ambient air temperature, relative humidity,
dew point, mixing ratio, and vapor pressure
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